Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid are among a group of former cricketers who want the Indian cricket team to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy, scheduled to take place in England from June 1.

The ICC Champions Trophy will be played in England next month. Defending champions India’s first game is against Pakistan in Birmingham on June 4.(AFP )

On a day when the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators urged the BCCI to announce the squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy, a number of former cricketers voiced their opinion in favour of the same, according to a report on ESPNCricinfo.

While the other seven teams in the tournament have already confirmed their squads so far, India are yet to confirm their participation. The CoA has asked them to make necessary preparations to send the team to England. The BCCI had even threatened to boycott the championship after the existing ‘Big Three’ revenue model, brought into effect in 2014, was proposed to be changed.

However, in a letter sent to the members of the board, the CoA ensured that such speculations should be put to rest as soon as possible with the tournament less than a month away. A final decision on India’s participation will however be taken at the board’s special general body meeting in Delhi on May 7.

India had won the previous edition back in 2013 when they defeated England in the final by five runs.